Are you interested in planning the largest youth entrepreneurship oriented conference in Canada?  If so, then why not join the Impact National Conference (INC) Team?

The 2010 Impact National Conference team is currently recruiting student leaders from across the country to help organize Canada’s premier youth leadership conference for over 500 post-secondary and secondary students. Hosted in November during Global Entrepreneurship Week, INC is one of Impact Entrepreneurship Group’s most successful events! Being a part of the INC team not only makes you a part of this unforgettable event but will provide you with valuable opportunities to network with Canada’s top youth and industry leaders! Check out the website for last year’s conference to find out more about the Impact National Conference.

If you are interested, contact Yue Liu (yue.liu@impact.org) to get more info!

With more initiatives then ever before, Impact is excited to present our upcoming lineup for 2010.

1. Impact Innovate (March 6)
   Impact Innovate 2010 will be a one-day discussion about innovative thought and the entrepreneurial spirit. You will gain critical new skills, ponder provoking ideas and meet your future business partners. 
    
2. Impact Microcredit (Spring)
   Impact Microcredit is Canada’s biggest high-school social entrepreneurship competition, reaching students in hundreds of schools across Canada and raising tens of thousands of dollars to worthy charities.
    
3. Impact Apprentice (Summer)
   Impact Apprentice is a real-life, challenging, hands-on competition that will test the business smarts and wits of Canada’s top entrepreneurial-minded students.
    
4. Impact Expo (Fall)
   Taking place in University of Waterloo, the Impact Expo is a conference attracting over 2000 students featuring case study competitions, keynote speakers and more.
    
5. Impact National Conference (Fall)
   Recognized as Canada’s Premier Youth Entrepreneurship Conference,  the Impact National conference attracts 500 of the top high school and post-secondary students from across Canada.
    
6. Impact Connect (Year-round)
   With a focus on connecting students interested in entrepreneurship with the industry leaders who can inspire them, the Impact Connect team will be organizing entrepreneurship competitions, networking events, and seminars throughout the year.
    
7. I Am My Ambition (Year-round)
   Exposing an interview series aimed at highlighting ambitious and successful entrepreneurs, philanthropists and politicians to shed light on their starting up stories, and transfer lessons learned through experience while emphasizing immediate action. 
    
8. Youth Canada (Year-round)
   Youth Canada is the top online resource for Canadian high school students to find insight and opportunities to further enrich their lives.
    
9. Impact.org Network (Year-round)
   The Impact.org network strives to build an online and in-person community around Impact’s people, programs, and partners.
    
10. Impact Speakers’ Bureau (Year-round)
    More information coming soon! 

Stay tuned for an exciting year!

The 2009 Impact National Conference is featured in the December SNAP Downtown Toronto newspaper!

SNAP is a FREE monthly print publication specializing in a “non-political” friendly and entertaining photographic view of living in our community.

We are extremely pleased to announce the results of ONCONTACT withanEntrepreneur hosted by CG6 Inc, one of our notable partners during Global Entrepreneurship Week. Here’s a press release that they issued with the results of their triple events taking place in Toronto and Waterloo. Thank you to CG6 Inc. for working with us during Global Entrepreneurship Week!

For immediate release
Trudeau: “You are not tomorrow’s leader, but today’s leaders”
Cg6 Inc. took part in Global Entrepreneurship Week with a 95% turnout

November 27, 2009, Toronto – With the support of Impact Entrepreneurship Group, George Brown College and University of Waterloo, Cg6 Inc. (www.cg6.com) ran three sessions of open mike discussions at George Brown College and University of Waterloo, participated at the Impact National Conference 2009 and the 2009 Impact Gala during the Entrepreneurship Week Canada, held on Nov 16th to Nov 22nd inclusively. Having close to 90,000 impressions, ONCONTACT withanEntrepreneur resulted in a 95% turnout.

Entrepreneurship Week Canada is a nation-wide campaign embracing innovation, entrepreneurship and creativity. As part of Global Entrepreneurship Week 2009, the week brought together like-minded individuals together to promote and celebrate the spirit of entrepreneurship.

ONCONTACT withanEntrepreneur
With the support of University of Waterloo, ONCONTACT withanEntrepreneur was featured on their Alumni enewsletter. In addition, ONCONTACT withanEntrepreneur was also mentioned on the Impact Entrepreneurship Group’s November Newsletter; Global Entrepreneurship Week Newsletter and their blog; University of Waterloo Career Services’ Student page and the Career Services Events’ newsletter; Society of Internet Professionals newsletter and their blog. The event also got listed on a number of activities and event calendars including the UW Event, totaling close to 90,000 impressions on the internet.

“The 95% turnout would not have been possible without the support of our partners and all who randomly believed in the organization of this event. The feedback has been positive; our group has been personally congratulated at several levels. And I thank you all.” Tm Mahdi, director and founder of Cg6 Inc. pointed out.

Impact National Conference 2009
Being an Exhibition sponsor at the Impact National Conference, Cg6 Inc. was able to share its mission and passion to young minds and respective industries. The conference attracted 500 of the top high school and post-secondary students from across Canada. This is where youth leaders and like-minded individuals with a passion for entrepreneurship gather to inspire, learn, educate, and cultivate their peers with the entrepreneurial spirit.

Impact Gala
Cg6 Inc. was delightful to be a guest attending the 2009 Impact Gala “Dare to Dream”. The gala featured Justin Trudeau as keynote speaker. Justin is passionate about engaging and empowering youth to think and act entrepreneurial. His work with environmental groups and youth activism set an extraordinary example for today’s youth and demonstrates him as a leader propelling positive change in Canada.

In his speech, Justin refreshed youths with these words with a reminder to industry’s current entrepreneurs, “You are not tomorrow’s leader, but today’s leaders.” Cg6 Inc. is honoured to be involved in an event having him speak and share his encouraging words.
Updates and photos can be found online at www.cg6.com and Cg6’s Facebook page.

Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) is a movement to inspire millions of people to embrace innovation, imagination and creativity. GEW Canada connected hundreds of organizations to champion a culture of entrepreneurship and mentoring, through local, national and global initiatives. Students, educators, young adults, entrepreneurs, business leaders, mentors, employees, non-profit leaders, corporations, governments, and many others participate in a wide range of programs. The Canadian Youth Business Foundation (CYBF) is the Official Host for GEW Canada 2009.

Impact Entrepreneurship Group Impact Entrepreneurship Group is Canada’s largest non-profit, student-run organization dedicated to encouraging the entrepreneurial spirit amongst youth in Canada and becoming a starting point and catalyst for youth interested in entrepreneurship and leadership.

Cg6 Inc. Cg6 Inc. is a lifestyle media relations agency entirely focused to the Arts & Media. For the last 8 years, Cg6 Inc. has been recognized and supported by the media for social initiatives. Cg6 Inc. organizes Toronto’s largest portfolio review & internship night and the organizer of the annual Prospecting Freelancer open discussion resource lead by successful freelancers themselves. Cg6 Inc. works closely not only with educational institutions, but as well with recent graduates, independent artists, media agencies and various groups.

As an agency, Cg6 Inc. is the organizing founder of Design Guild of Toronto; a non-profit body made by entrepreneurial creatives and media professionals, representing over 1,100 specialized members. In addition, Cg6 Inc. is the publishers of the subscription based crossover magazine, dedicated to the entrepreneurial freelancer. It is the transition from arts to business and business to arts.

For more information please contact:

Tm Mahdi Director & Founder Cg6 Inc.
416.238.6881
tm.mahdi@cg6.com

The 2009 Impact National Conference ended in a blast last night at the Toronto Westin Harbour Castle, leaving hundreds of delegates inspired and equipped to lead the growth of Canada in the near future with their innovative ideas and entrepreneurial determination.

The two-day annual flagship event of Impact reached new heights this year, by gathering 500 top student entrepreneurs and leaders around Canada to learn and network together through participation in workshops, speaker series, the grand gala and many other inspiring events. With the opening key-note address by Andy Nulman, president and CMO of Airborne Mobile and former CEO of Just For Laughs, the conference started early on Friday, as crisp and exciting as the morning. Inspired to think creatively and boldly, the delegates were blown away with more informative speaker series, followed by workshops of a variety of topics, training delegates in their area of interest in a personal and interactive way. The conference reached its climax with the grand gala, bringing together all the student representatives and hundreds of industry leaders to network while enjoying delicious food and, most importantly, speeches by Leslie Roberts from Global Toronto, and Justin Trudeau from the Canadian parliament. Five prestigious awards honouring entrepreneurs in different areas of focus were presented to five impressive young Canadian entrepreneurs who set examples for all delegates as well as every Canadian youth.

With the closing speech of Jordan Banks, managing partner of Thunder Road Capital and former Managing Director of eBay Canada, the Impact National Conference of 2009 ended in cheers and applause, much of which goes to our speakers, sponsors, partners, and delegates. The rest? Of course going to our conference team of 2009, who worked days after nights to push the event to its perfection. With the conference being a new record of success for the Impact Entrepreneurship Group, we are now looking into the bright year ahead, during which we will unleash our creative ideas and passion for entrepreneurship to bring more value to all of our follower and supporters, through many new initiatives and ongoing projects.

This is not the end, this is not even the beginning of the end, but this is the beginning of success, for the delegates, for Impact, and for the growing entrepreneurial spirit among Canadian youth!

Impact 2009 Team!